Antitheft purse assembly

ABSTRACT

A antitheft purse assembly for inhibiting theft includes a purse that is comprised of an electrically conductive material. A trigger is releasably coupled to the purse and the trigger is attached to a user. Thus, the trigger is triggered when the purse is forcibly removed from the user. A shocking unit is integrated into the purse and the shocking unit is electrically coupled to the trigger. The shocking unit is turned on when the trigger is triggered to deliver an electric shock to a thief who has forcibly removed the purse from the user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to purse devices and more particularly pertains to a new purse device for inhibiting theft.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a purse that is comprised of an electrically conductive material. A trigger is releasably coupled to the purse and the trigger is attached to a user. Thus, the trigger is triggered when the purse is forcibly removed from the user. A shocking unit is integrated into the purse and the shocking unit is electrically coupled to the trigger. The shocking unit is turned on when the trigger is triggered to deliver an electric shock to a thief who has forcibly removed the purse from the user.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an antitheft purse assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new purse device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the antitheft purse assembly 10 generally comprises a purse 12 that has an outer wall 14 and an opening 16 extending through the outer wall 14 to access an interior of the purse 12. The opening 16 has a bounding edge 18 and the outer wall 14 is comprised of an electrically conductive material. The outer wall 14 may be infused with a metallic mesh or the outer wall 14 itself may have electrically conductive properties. The outer wall 14 of the purse 12 may be structured in any ornamental manner and the purse 12 may have any conventional design with respect to designer purses, utility purses and any other type of purse 12. A mating unit 20 is attached to the bounding edge 18 of the opening 16 and the mating unit 20 selectively opens and closes the opening 16. The mating unit 20 may be a zipper or other mechanical fastener.

A trigger 22 is provided and the trigger 22 is releasably coupled to the purse 12. Additionally, the trigger 22 is attached to a user such that the trigger 22 is triggered when the purse 12 is forcibly removed from the user. The trigger 22 comprises a switch 24 that is coupled to the outer wall 14 of the purse 12. The switch 24 may be an electronic switch 24 of any conventional design, including but not being limited to, single throw mechanical switches or solid state switches.

The trigger 22 includes a lanyard 26 that is coupled to the switch 24 and the lanyard 26 is secured to the user. The lanyard 26 turns the switch 24 on when the lanyard 26 is urged away from the purse 12. Additionally, the lanyard 26 may form a closed loop for receiving the user's wrist. The lanyard 26 may additionally be secured to the user with a buckle or other mechanical fastener.

A shocking unit 28 is provided and the shocking unit 28 is integrated into the purse 12. The shocking unit 28 is electrically coupled to the trigger 22 and the shocking unit 28 is turned on when the trigger 22 is triggered. Thus, the shocking unit 28 may deliver an electric shock to a thief who has forcibly removed the purse 12 from the user. The shocking unit 28 comprises a conductor 30 that is positioned within the outer wall 14 of the purse 12 such that the conductor 30 is in electrical communication with the outer wall 14. The conductor 30 is positioned to form a plurality of loops 32 in the outer wall 14 of the purse 12 to increase electrical communication between the conductor 30 and the outer wall 14. The conductor 30 is electrically coupled to the switch 24 and the conductor 30 may be an un-insulated electrical wire or the like.

A power supply 34 is positioned within the outer wall 14 of the purse 12 and the power supply 34 is electrically coupled to the switch 24. Moreover, the power supply 34 is in electrical communication with the conductor 30 when the switch 24 is turned on. Thus, the switch 24 completes a circuit between the conductor 30 and the power supply 34 to deliver the electric shock to the thief. The power supply 34 may include at least one battery 36, a transformer 38 and a capacitor 40. The at least one battery 36 may have an operational voltage ranging between approximately 9.0 VDC and 24.0 VDC, the transformer 38 may have an output ranging between approximately 20,000.0 VDC and 150,000.0 VDC, and the capacitor 40 may have a storage capacity ranging between approximately 20,000.0 VDC and 150,000.0 VDC.

In use, objects are positioned in the purse 12 and the lanyard 26 is secured to the user while the purse 12 is being carried. The lanyard 26 turns the switch 24 on when the outer wall 14 of the purse 12 is grabbed and the purse 12 is urged away from the user by the thief. Thus, the conductor 30 is placed in electrical communication with the power supply 34 and the outer wall 14 of the purse 12 delivers the electrical shock to the thief.

The electrical shock will cause the thief to drop the purse 12 or otherwise let go of the purse 12 thereby enabling the user to retrieve the purse 12.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. An antitheft purse assembly being configured to deliver an electric shock to a thief, said assembly comprising: a purse having an outer wall being comprised of an electrically conductive material; a trigger being releasably coupled to said purse, said trigger being configured to be attached to a user such that said trigger is triggered when said purse is forcibly removed from the user; and a shocking unit being integrated into said purse, said shocking unit being electrically coupled to said trigger, said shocking unit being turned on when said trigger is triggered wherein said shocking unit is configured to deliver an electric shock to a thief who has forcibly removed said purse from the user.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: said having an opening therein, said opening having a bounding edge; and a mating unit being attached to said bounding edge of said opening, said mating unit selectively opening and closing said opening.
 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said trigger comprises a switch being coupled to said outer wall of said purse.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a lanyard being coupled to said switch wherein said lanyard is configured to be secured to the user, said lanyard turning said switch on when said lanyard is urged away from said purse.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said shocking unit comprises a conductor being positioned within said outer wall of said purse such that said conductor is in electrical communication with said outer wall, said conductor forming a plurality of loops in said outer wall of said purse to increase electrical communication between said conductor and said outer wall, said conductor being electrically coupled to said switch.
 6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a power supply being positioned within said outer wall of said purse, said power supply being electrically coupled to said switch such that said power supply is in electrical communication with said conductor when said switch is turned on wherein said conductor is configured to deliver the electric shock to the thief.
 7. An antitheft purse assembly being configured to deliver an electric shock to a thief, said assembly comprising: a purse having an outer wall and an opening extending through said outer wall to access an interior of said purse, said opening having a bounding edge, said outer wall being comprised of an electrically conductive material; a mating unit being attached to said bounding edge of said opening, said mating unit selectively opening and closing said opening; a trigger being releasably coupled to said purse, said trigger being configured to be attached to a user such that said trigger is triggered when said purse is forcibly removed from the user, said trigger comprising: a switch being coupled to said outer wall of said purse; and a lanyard being coupled to said switch wherein said lanyard is configured to be secured to the user, said lanyard turning said switch on when said lanyard is urged away from said purse; and a shocking unit being integrated into said purse, said shocking unit being electrically coupled to said trigger, said shocking unit being turned on when said trigger is triggered wherein said shocking unit is configured to deliver an electric shock to a thief who has forcibly removed said purse from the user, said shocking unit comprising: a conductor being positioned within said outer wall of said purse such that said conductor is in electrical communication with said outer wall, said conductor forming a plurality of loops in said outer wall of said purse to increase electrical communication between said conductor and said outer wall, said conductor being electrically coupled to said switch; and a power supply being positioned within said outer wall of said purse, said power supply being electrically coupled to said switch such that said power supply is in electrical communication with said conductor when said switch is turned on wherein said conductor is configured to deliver the electric shock to the thief. 